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Brick home at night with permanent roofline lights glowing purple and blue along every peak and gable

Year-round · 5-year warranty · Licensed Orca Smart Lighting installer

Permanent Lighting for Central Illinois Homes

Install once. Enjoy for 25+ years. App-controlled roofline lighting that does Christmas, Illini game days, Halloween, the Fourth and everyday accent light, and disappears during the day.

  • 4.9★ Google rating
  • 5-year company warranty
  • Rated 25+ years
  • Veteran owned · Fully insured

The best permanent lights in the area

One install. Every holiday, every game day, every night of the year.

Permanent lighting replaces the annual cycle of install and takedown with a system that lives on your home. A slim aluminum track, color-matched to your trim, mounts under the roofline and carries weatherproof LEDs that each contain red, green, blue and warm white diodes. From your phone you choose any color, pattern or schedule.

In November it looks like a flawless warm-white Christmas install. On a Saturday in October it's orange and blue for the Illini. In July it's red, white and blue. On an ordinary Tuesday it's a soft wash of white that makes your home look finished and makes the front door feel safe.

We are a licensed installer of Orca Smart Lighting, the best permanent lights in Central Illinois: brighter diodes, a cleaner track profile, and electronics rated for 25+ years of Illinois freeze-thaw cycles. Every system we install is backed by our own 5-year warranty, serviced by the same local crew that installed it.

How it's built

Invisible by day. Unmistakable at night.

  • Close-up of the low-profile aluminum mounting track
    Aluminum channel. Powder-coated to match white, tan, bronze, gray or black trim. Mounts to the fascia or soffit edge with screws into solid wood, sealed against water.
  • Close-up of the RGB+W LED light modules
    RGB+W LED modules. Each 9-inch node has independent red, green, blue and dedicated warm-white diodes, so white looks like true white, not a tinted mix.
  • Weatherproof controller box mounted on siding under a soffit
    Smart controller. A compact weatherproof box near an outlet runs the show over Wi-Fi. Schedules keep working even if your internet drops.

Licensed installer of Orca Smart Lighting

Recent permanent installs

Permanent lighting on Central Illinois homes

  • Garage and covered porch glowing pink from permanent roofline lighting with the American flag on a pole in front
    Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Stone and stucco home with permanent lights in red and white along every gable at twilight
    Red and white holiday scene on stone gables
  • Craftsman-style home lit blue, green and warm white by permanent roofline lights
    Blue, green and white on a craftsman two-story

Permanent vs. seasonal

Which is right for your home?

We install both, so we'll tell you straight. Seasonal Christmas lights are the right call if you want big faceted C9 bulbs along the roof plus wrapped trees, wreaths and garland, or if you only decorate for Christmas. Permanent lighting is the right call if you want the house lit for multiple holidays and game days, want everyday curb appeal and security light, or simply never want to think about installs and takedowns again.

Many of our customers do both: a permanent roofline for year-round use, and seasonal tree wrapping and greenery in December. Read the full permanent vs. temporary comparison, or see how the system works as permanent Christmas lights.

PermanentSeasonal
Christmas✓✓
Game day, Halloween, July 4th✓—
Everyday accent & security✓—
Wrapped trees, wreaths, garlandAdd seasonal✓
Annual install & takedownNoneIncluded
Visible in daytimeHidden trackRemoved in Jan.
Warranty5 yrSeason maintenance

Reviews

What homeowners say about their permanent lights

4.9 stars on Google

  • Our lights were amazing. Lights were done quickly and efficiently. When the season was over he was back to take them down just when he said he would. We have had him put our lights up for several years and will continue to! Highly recommended.

    Dana Skinner

  • We just had our lights installed by Midwest Holiday Lighting on Thanksgiving day. We just called them and let them know we would like them to do our light install and they worked us in quickly. They were very friendly, knowledgeable, courteous, and patient. We love the holiday lighting they installed on our house and will use them for years to come. They provided all the materials, completed the install quickly, and will store the lights for us during the off season. I added the wreath last minute and they had all the supplies to install it. We could not be happier with Tom and his crew and the job they did installing our lights. Thank You Midwest Holiday Lighting for making our holidays feel more merry and our home look brighter! Enjoy!

    Jennifer Mason

  • Tom is honest and hardworking, you won't find better out there!

    Joey Bertetto

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FAQ

Permanent lighting questions

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What is permanent lighting?
A low-profile aluminum channel mounted under the eave or fascia holds a line of weatherproof RGB+W LED lights every 9 inches. The track is color-matched to your trim so it disappears in daylight. At night, an app on your phone sets any color, pattern or schedule: warm white for everyday elegance, red and green for Christmas, orange and blue for an Illini game, and so on. Install once, use for decades.
Is permanent lighting worth it compared to seasonal installs?
If you plan to light your home every year, a permanent system usually pays for itself within several seasons of professional installs, and then runs for free year after year. You also get Halloween, July 4th, game day, birthdays and nightly accent lighting that a seasonal install cannot do. Read our honest breakdown or the cost guide.
Are permanent lights the same as eave lights, soffit lights or roofline lights?
Yes. Permanent lighting goes by a lot of names: permanent outdoor lighting, permanent roofline lights, eave lights, soffit lights, smart outdoor lights and permanent LED house lights. Shoppers looking for Christmas often call it permanent Christmas lights. It is all the same idea: an app-controlled LED system mounted under the roofline once and used year-round.
Can you see the track during the day?
From the street, no. The channel sits tight under the eave, is color-matched to your fascia or soffit, and the lenses are small and clear. Most visitors never notice until the lights come on.
How long do they last and what is the warranty?
The lights are rated for 25+ years of use, and Midwest Holiday Lighting backs every system with a 5-year company warranty covering materials and workmanship. Because we are a licensed installer of Orca Smart Lighting, the best permanent lights in the area, you deal with one local company for anything you need.
Does it work with an HOA?
Nearly always. Because the track is hidden and the default look is a subtle warm white, most HOAs treat permanent lighting like any other exterior fixture. We can supply product photos and specs for your architectural review. Our HOA guide explains how to ask.
How long does installation take?
Most homes are finished in a single day. Larger or more complex homes may take two. We mount the track, run low-voltage wiring to a small controller near an outlet, and set up the app with you before we leave.
Can I control it from my phone?
Yes. Choose colors and patterns, schedule sunset-to-bedtime, dim, and create scenes for holidays and game days. Set it once and forget it, or change it from the couch.

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  • 4.9★ Google rating
  • 5-year company warranty
  • Rated 25+ years
  • Veteran owned · Fully insured
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